Kachina Doll
38873
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 38873 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String |
| Iconography | Cloud |
| Description | Flat, wooden Katsina cradle doll. The face is painted green with a stepped design in yellow surrounding the mouth. The mouth is a squared, protruding tube. A red, black and yellow brim is above the forehead and feathers are attached to the top of the head. Clouds are painted on the back of the head. The body is painted white and red with yellow and green arms. |
| Height | 21.3 cm |
| Width | 16 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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